The following is provided by the Department of Finance Canada.
Canada announces tariff remission process for Canadian businesses importing certain Chinese goods
This Notice is available in its entirety on the Department of Finance Canada website.
The federal government announced a 100 per cent surtax on all Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs), effective October 1, 2024 and a 25 per cent surtax on certain Chinese-made aluminum and steel goods effective Oct 22, 2024.
Potential surtaxes on critical manufacturing sector products, particularly batteries and battery parts, semiconductors, solar panels, and critical minerals are also being considered.
Canadian businesses will be able to request remission of surtaxes on electric vehicles (EVs) and steel and aluminum imported from China. Remission would also be available for potential surtaxes on critical manufacturing sector products.
Requests for relief of surtaxes will be considered under certain circumstances.
Remission requests and related inquiries can be submitted to remissions-remises@fin.gc.ca. Submissions received before November 8, 2024, will be processed on a priority basis, with subsequent submissions to be processed thereafter.
Further details are available in the Public Notice for Remission
Concerns or questions can be directed to the Canadian regulatory team.